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ING MANUFACTURING GOMPA PENNSYLVANIA.

ASSIGNOR TD KEYSTQNE ROOF- TZ'LVANIA, A COE-IOEA'IION GE SHIN G-LE.

Application filed November 26, 1926.

the composite type preferably made of ii iblo water-proof material. and coated with slate or other suitabl surfacing; material eiubedded in. the bo ly oil the material.

The principal object of the invention resides in the torn'iation oil? the shingle in such a manner that when a plurality of shingles are laid upon the roof that a pleasing appearonce will be presented and there will be a pluality of layers of the shingles thereby providing such undercover-mg to prevent leakage theretnrough.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a shingle having a body portion and a lateral ntension, the lateral exte *ion being adapted to overlie an adjacent shingle and being slit intermediate its ends whereby when a nail or oth r securing elen'ient passed through the shingle the body portion will be depressed adjacent the shingle which is overlapped by the lateral extension and provide a tight joint or closure between adj acen t shingles to prevent rain or snow from passing between the shingles.

Another object resides in so forming the shingles that when laid in root formation one will be properly spaced relative to the other so as to leave spaces between the exposed portions of the shingles to assimilate the appearance of an ordinary shin gle, means being provided whereby ti 3 upper Oll(l oi? the sprzcc will be securely closed to prevent lra tage.

Still another object consists in :lorn'iing the shingle in such it manner that when a plurality of the sonic are laid upon a root th e will be a double butt line for shadow lino etii'ect which will present a pleasing appearance and cause a more pronounced shingle eliect than has been. evident in the appearance of shingles of this character in the past.

llith the above aiiutl other objects in view which will ampear the description proceeds my invention consists in the novel details oi: construction. and arrangement of parts, described in the following; specification and My invention relates to roofing shingles of illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

Serial No. 1459,6623.

Fig l is a perspective showing the shingles arranged on roof.

Fin: 2 is a top plan slimvin a plurality of sh' 1 irrangcd upon a root A I a tranio'erse section on the line 3-2l sl L sion 2 at the upper edge the exte .sion being provided wi h slit 8 at the lo er edge, in-

La 1 a i- Lu 1 o D ter nedia t i ends of the extension, but preferably in close prmiin'iity to the body portion 1 as more particularly illustrated. in Fig. 4: of the drawings.

The shingles will be laid upon a roof in the n'ianner as more clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the lower edges of the body portion of the shingle being on. a line am: the lateral extension of one shingle overia the body portion of the acent shingle, the slit of the overlapping; extension being positioned adjacent the end that sl'iingle which it overlaps so that a nail may be driven through the shingle adjacent the lower edge of the oxtcnsiiion, nemthe body portion of the shingle. and this will. (use a depression of the shingle to secure a it lit against the root. As is quite clearly .ustrated in the b s the slit 3-3 is spaced a short distance if om. the inner edge of the body portion 1 so that when the shingles are laid upon a roof the space will be provided between adjacent shin es to ussimilate the effect of an ordinary shingle. The portion of the shingle which is depressed by the nail forms a closure at the upper end of the space or slot 5 and thereby prevents water or other elements from entering beneath. the shingle and a tight jointis provided.

At the point 6 in the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated, there will be three layers, at the point 7 live layers and at the point 8 four layers. lhis same arrangement or laying; of the shingles will be continued throughout the roof and it will thus be seen that a heavy roofing is provided, relatively thick, so as to prevent leakage therethrough and greatly increasing the wearing qu ties of the root. In l ring the shingles there double butt 9 and this presents a shadow line ei'leet thereby adding to the appearance of the root.

In Fig. '3 l have shown a slightl term of shingle which consists t portion 10 and the lateral extension. form of shingle there being no sli in the extension but instead, the shim le int niible, .K'llQfl the nail 12 is driven in the position shown the shingle will be flexed down wardly as shown, and provide a :losure at the upper end ot the spa e l?) between a ljarent shingles.

From the above detail thought that oription it the advantages will be clearly understoml" sl i roles are laid there .IS a spat-t aoacent shingles and by pro in the ixtensions a portion of J= (letlected or lowered to term a closure upper end ot the space between slii 1 and by doing this the rain and other eloine *annot possibly enter beneath the shi At the same time by having: the overla XtOZlSiOH' a plurality of layers l are pr .d at practically all poiii s the roof the advantages of which i be 'VK a ily appreciated. In the inodiied form of the invention I have shown that the shin b iin flexible, it is not absolutely nece N that the slit be provided in the extension but the shingles may be flexed dovnwardhz by the driving or the nail.

l Ving fully described my invention what- I (claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A shingle having a body portion lateral extension, the extension of one sl i e lieingi; adapted to overlap the body portion oi an adjacent shingle when laid upon a oo or the like vith a space between the Yertira edges of adjacent body portions and the bottoin edge oi. the overlapping extension inn; the top 0! the s} ate.

A shingle having: a body portion and a lateral lei ,ension, the extension t one shii'ig'le being adapted to overlap the body portion of an adjacent shingle when laid upon a oot or the like with a space between the edg o1 ati acent body portions and a portion of the ntension adjacent the space between the and a portion ,i 7 bod portion eii 'ension ad acent the lateral emension formed with a sit intermediate the ends thereof. the e *nsion ot one shingle bei? 7 portion of an z upon 2: r wt or the line with overlap J, 1 V v, t the nod; polnon oi to form a spaee between aoiacent edges m toe body portion.

lateral ex Lion niedi the en one f l'llf 5 E 'tions and a. portion of ti t 1 on a'ving a l portion and a s'ilfiifill being formed on of 1 root or 1 i adnrent the like and l i to engage edge 0 ehir c t aimed to overlie the bod poi {l he a man it tion the adjacent \er' 1 t to pes t e: the two s int' es in spaced relaioi' In testimony g'n a to. re.

whereof l here FREDERXCK 'V. PRESTON. 

